Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:12:28 -0400 From: Chris Ross <cross+freebsd@distal.com> To: Mark Felder <feld@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bind in FreeBSD, security advisories Message-ID: <0702C520-F540-4A8C-B3D9-8B3A1701CF33@distal.com> In-Reply-To: <1375193250.26582.3266927.032EF30B@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <CAO%2BPfDctepQY0mGH7H%2BgOSm4HJwhe-RCND%2BmxAArnRxpWiCsjg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFHbX1%2BJyHSPCccmf%2Bhk4C2b8wOcAUvxraFv7%2B04bNbbxbO33g@mail.gmail.com> <20130730.154208.41672901.sthaug@nethelp.no> <1375193250.26582.3266927.032EF30B@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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On Jul 30, 2013, at 10:07 , Mark Felder wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013, at 8:42, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:
>>=20
>> and every contrib part which is removed, detracts from this.
>=20
> And every contrib part that is added to base is another piece of
> software that rots for the life of a major release and ends up getting
> replaced by frustrated endusers with the latest in ports=85
I do generally agree with this point, but it's not "every contrib =
part".
Many contrib additions can be useful to a majority, and not rotting
software. Some will use more recent replacements from ports, others
won't, but it's not always bad.
> The tight integration of the base system that everyone appreciates and
> respects is far below high-level software like BIND.
I agree with this point too, however I, like others have voiced, feel
strongly that diagnostic [client] tools like host and/or dig are not at
all "high-level software" and _need_ to be present in a base
system. Whosever they are.
- Chris
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